Why a career in Geography might be right for you

DH Vancouver StaffOct 21, 2015 6:30 am

Almost every Vancouver bungalow has been replaced with a shiny high-rise condominium. Sites that were once an old heritage home are now an artisan cafe. Single neighbourhood streets are now lined with both brand new sports cars and old run down wagons.

Do you agree? If so, have you thought about why these changes happened so rapidly? What changes to expect in the future and how you fit in to all of it?

Want to take these thoughts one step further? Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Bachelor of Applied Geography lets you do just that. This is not your grandparents’ ‘geography’ class – there’s no dusty atlases, colouring in maps, or memorizing place names. This is a geography course for today’s world and its people.

This is a fully-recognized, university credited course that:

As the only, formally-designated, applied geography program in British Columbia, it distinctively combines topical and skills development courses in a comprehensive curriculum.

Provides you with the knowledge base and information-handling tools to succeed in a wide range of career fields including urban planning, governance, education, marketing, tourism, environmental consulting, property management, and real estate development and sales.

If this sounds like what you are looking for, we invite you to join the Bachelor of Applied Geography program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Click here for more information.